Patient Safety Awareness Week

February 12, 2026

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Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual education and awareness campaign for healthcare safety sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), is this week, March 3-9, 2013. Join in activities this week at your own facility or online to recognize the advancements that have been made in patient safety and to acknowledge the challenges that still remain.

Source: NPSF website

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